Jabberwocky Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Yeesh, it's been too long...It's been a long summer, but I did manage to get this one done. I had fun with the blacks; first time I've done a warmer black, highlighting with Russet Brown and Driftwood Brown instead of the usual shades of gray. The metallics were done with my standard "shaded" technique. He's not sealed yet, so if you have any last minute suggestions, hit me with 'em--big or small I want to hear them! Edit: I've reposted the pic after highlighting the face a bit stronger and painted some Driftwood Brown with a Clear Red glaze in the nostrils. It breaks up the black much better--thank you Midnight Lurker! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaelynne Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 I like what you did with the black highlighting. He looks like he's got these dusty hightlights, which is appropriate I think. I also really like the horns and hooves. Nice paint job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercius Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Great job on this, especially with the black highlights...I might steal that particular recipe for the future. I am not too big a fan of the sculpt though, but you made it look nice and pretty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inarah Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Really nice. I like your skin tones, both the caucasian and the black minotaur parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight Lurker Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Nice work Dude! Nice blends and contrast in the skintones, and you did a great job on the blends merging his dark lower half with his torso! I vote for a few glazes of red or pink around the nostrils, mouth and eyes. It would bring them out more and give them a fleshy look, and generally help to draw focus to the face. Beauty stuff... Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkstar Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Good choice for colors there, smooth blends all around. Actually, great choice for "minotaur skin" colors, I always think of ancient Greek legends when I think of Minotaurs and a dark olive complexion like that is fitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Excellent job. I second Midnight Lurker's suggestion for the washes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwocky Posted August 22, 2011 Author Share Posted August 22, 2011 Thanks everyone! @Thaelynn and Inarah--glad you like him! @Merc--steal away; I've been wanting to play around with some alternative highlighting schemes for black besides Cloudy/Rainy/Misty Gray and white. The sculpt definitely has an "old school" vibe to it, which is characteristic of many of the EFS sculpts. @Darkstar--Glad you like the skin tone choice; Angel Giraldez used something similar on a mini and I really liked it. I wanted to see if I could apply it to this model, but I was a little worried when one of my friends called it "two tone" and I had this image of a '70's Chevette pop into my head @ML and Jay--great idea to help break up the black. I'll be taking him back to the bench and see what I can do to add a bit more visual interest. Thank you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay_Bizzle Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 His butt is definitely toned and in shape... anyone know his secret? Nice paint job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonelf3 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Solid work, Jab. The axe looks really rough, but in a good way. Skin is good, lighting seems spot on. Glad to see you painting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwocky Posted August 24, 2011 Author Share Posted August 24, 2011 @Jay--thanks man! @DE--it's been nice seeing you paint again as well, Sam. Regarding the axe, I was shooting for a worn, older axe head. Not rusty and poorly cared for, just something that had been used frequently and was dirty and well used, with pits and dings here and there. I was also trying to push the ends of the contrast spectrum with both bright reflectivity as well as very matte blacks. I tried to have some areas of rapid transition to help accentuate the "metallic" look so that it looks the same as you move it around in hand and the darker areas don't reflect light as you turn it in the light. The metallic paint helps with that too . Thank you for the comment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuaslater Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Great job on this, especially with the black highlights...I might steal that particular recipe for the future. I am not too big a fan of the sculpt though, but you made it look nice and pretty! Exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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